2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,130 people earned their degree in ecology, making the major the 384th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 9 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ecology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ecology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Ecology Schools

The ecology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ecology students in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Ecology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Ecology at University of Chicago

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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